Q: Is 42,455,334 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,455,334 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,455,334 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42455334 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 461 922 1,383 2,766 15,349 30,698 46,047 92,094 7,075,889 14,151,778 21,227,667 and 42,455,334, with no remainder.

Since 42,455,334 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,455,334, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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